Door Industry Journal - Summer 2019

summer 2019 THE door industry journal Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Advertising and Editorial The Door Industry Journal PO Box 508 Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5GY T: 01444 464147 F: 01444 464148 E: mail@doorindustryjournal.co.uk Design Agency Freelance Design & Graphics PO Box 508 Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5GY T: 01444 461796 F: 01444 461596 E: info@freelance-design.co.uk Advisory Partner The Door & Hardware Federation The Barn Shuttington Fields Farm Main Road Shuttington Tamworth B79 0HA T: 01827 52337 F: 01827 310827 Printed Circulation: Door Industry Journal is a controlled free circulation publication and is available free of charge only to personnel who fall within our defined criteria. Copies are available on subscription to persons or companies who do not qualify. Our current printed circulation is just under 5000 copies. Digital Circulation: Our current digital circulation reaches around 12,500 readers. Annual Subscription Rates: £17.95 (UK), £29.95 (EU), £38.95 (Rest of World) To subscribe visit: www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk The Door Industry Journal is an independently produced and edited trade publication which is published by Avalon Innovations LLP on behalf of the door, hardware and gate industries, with support and guidance provided by The Door and Hardware Federation (dhf) and other carefully selected industry bodies. Companies selling to the any of the above industry sectors wishing to find out more about advertising or having articles published in the Door Industry Journal should visit our website at www.doorindustryjournal.co.uk or download our media pack at www.dijonline.co.uk . Alternatively, to obtain further information, discuss your advertising requirements or to enquire about special features and advertorials, please call us on 01444 464147 or send an email to advertising@doorindustryjournal.co.uk . Door Industry Journal is a trading style of Avalon Innovations LLP. Company No. OC364751 Derek Hibbart, Editor, Door Industry Journal 3 Follow us on Twitter @DoorIndustryJnl As I write this, Boris Johnson has just been announced as our new PM. He spoke of optimism and the ‘spirit of can do’ in his acceptance speech and we can only hope this translates into some certainty that gets the country back on track. What is certain is that you’ll find plenty to absorb you in the summer edition of the DIJ. So grab a cold drink, or an ice cream (or both) and get to grips with all the latest news and views from across the door industry. It’s a content-packed issue. Here’s some highlights: • Jo Milne-Rowe - Chair of the Institute of Architectural Ironmongers and National Sales Manager at Codelocks - shares her thoughts on her role and the future of access control (page 20) • Find out about YOURDOOR - a new and unique concept in the garage door sales and installation market (page 60) • Jewers recently installed a 10-leaf Osprey sliding folding door on a Dubai fire station that services the Gulf’s only dry dock facility (page 92) • IN2 Access, exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of BBC Bircher Smart Access products, tries ExpertLine - the Swiss firm’s first ever self-assembly safety edge (page 102) • Access and security solutions firm dormakaba, has launched its first revolving direct drive, which boasts ultra-thin design and modular functionality (page 106) • Norseal’s Michael Spoors explores the issues to consider when building or specifying acoustic door sets (page 110) • Read about the ongoing success of the fire door training courses being offered by the dhf and BRE Academy (page 114) • See how architectural ironmonger John Planck Ltd were involved with the transformation of old Scotland Yard - former home of the Met Police - into a five–star hotel (page 123) • Take a break and find out the definition of OLD – as well as a few other funnies! (page 128) And with that, I’ll leave you to enjoy your summer. I hope you have a good rest and recharge those batteries – you’ll hear from me again in a few months. welcome